English+A1+2009-2011



Welcome to English A1 at Miras International School. On this page you will find some useful information, as well as links to documents which will help you in your studies. I hope we can have some lively discussions along the way.

As time goes on, I will add a page for each of the texts we are reading. You will be expected to respond in this forum on questions which I - and you - will put. You can also use this as a place to work out ideas for essays and other tasks, getting some feedback from your peers as well as me.

Here is the list of books that we will be reading over the two year period. This may change, but as of 2 June, this is what we will be doing. Amendment as of 25 June: Please see discussion forum for discussion about this text list - there may be some changes.

**Nature of the Subject ** Literature is concerned with our conceptions, interpretations and experiences of the world. The study of literature, therefore, can be seen as a study of all the complex pursuits, anxieties, joys and fears that human beings are exposed to in the daily business of living. It enables an exploration of one of the more enduring fields of human creativity and artistic ingenuity, and provides immense opportunities for encouraging independent, original, critical and clear thinking. It also promotes a healthy respect for the imagination and a perceptive approach to the understanding and interpretation of literary works. The discussion of literature is itself an art which requires the clear expression of ideas both orally and in writing.

The Language A1 programme encourages students to see literary works as products of art and their authors as craftsmen whose methods of production can be analysed in a variety of ways and on a number of levels. This is achieved through the emphasis placed on exploring the means used by different authors to convey their subjects in the works studied. It is further reinforced by the comparative framework emphasized for the study of these works in all parts of the programme.

Aims and Objectives of Language A1 at Higher Level.  Programme of Study We will start off with Part IV group of works, School's Free Choice.

Once we've completed those, we will move to Part 1, World Literature, the the world literature text from Group III (Genre Study) before moving on to Group II, which is the close study. We'll finish off with the remainder of the Group III texts, right in time for your examination on these texts.

A more detailed programme will be available to you at the beginning of term.